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Releases: Bittu-the-coder/whatsapp-lite

v0.2.0 - Taskbar Badge Notifications

28 Feb 08:45

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What's New

✨ Features

  • Taskbar badge notifications — Green WhatsApp-style badge with unread message count overlay on the taskbar icon
  • Unread count monitoring — Automatically detects unread messages from WhatsApp Web every 2 seconds

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • WebView2 process cleanup — App now properly kills all WebView2 child processes when quitting from system tray
  • Fixed double counting — Badge no longer shows incorrect counts

🔧 Technical

  • Added Windows ITaskbarList3 COM interface for native taskbar overlay
  • Pixel-art digit rendering (no font dependency) for reliable badge numbers
  • Added windows crate with Win32 API features

Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.2.0

v0.1.0 - Initial Release

31 Dec 17:15

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Features

  • Clean Interface: Automatically hides "Communities", "Channels", and "Meta AI" tabs to keep your workspace focused on chats.
  • Banner Removal: Removes the annoying "Get WhatsApp for Windows" and "Download" banners.
  • System Tray Integration: Minimizes to the system tray instead of closing, ensuring you never miss a message.
  • Custom Scrollbar: Features a sleek, minimal scrollbar that blends perfectly with the dark/light theme.
  • Lightweight: Built on Tauri v2, ensuring minimal resource usage compared to the official Electron-based app.
  • Privacy Focused: No tracking or data collection; it's just a direct wrapper around the official WhatsApp Web.